Well, actually BMW build exactly one of those cars. They gave it to auto-motor-sport on their 50th birthday. Complete M3 drivetrain, bucket seats, complete M-package. Must have been a hell of a driving machine.

i have a same shape of car 318ti back in 1997 its called a compact biggest engine was 320tds, i have 318ti in red with full m sport it was a nice car for my first one, and drove really well, but the dash was very basic

Silly me, I thought this was a poser, but it's obviously a real M3. I now know it must be worth a lot of money too because it's so rare. Would have thought he'd gotten a better tint job. He was driving rather slow too. Probably didn't want to show off all his M Power. That would be gloating. Well at least I got to take a picture of this beauty to remember it forever. ; )

Odds are pretty good that the car actually has an M3 engine - it's a very common swap. You can find them for sale pretty much any time. I don't agree with the re-badge, but pretty much everyone does it after putting in an M3 engine.

Odds are pretty good that the car actually has an M3 engine - it's a very common swap. You can find them for sale pretty much any time. I don't agree with the re-badge, but pretty much everyone does it after putting in an M3 engine.

Agree'd. You never know what the guy next to you (regardless of how the car looks) has under the hood these days.
Alot of people go for the sleeper look.